Ours or Theirs?? Korean war question

**44 AMP** · April 8, 2017, 11:19 PM

But not the usual kind I could answer, so I'm asking here if anyone knows...

When the Canadians sent troops to Korea, did they use "their own" Commonwealth small arms, or did they use US supplied small arms??

Did they carry their SMLE's or use US Garands??

Some of the UN forces used US equipment, some did not Some used US vehicles. a friend has photos of Turks carrying M1 Garands in Korea.

Anybody know what the Canadian forces used? (not what was their standard issue arms, but what was actually used?)

tipoc · April 9, 2017, 02:50 AM

No expert at all but a brief search turned up these things...

Note the SMLE's in the pics...

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.c...le/korean-war/

In the Photo Gallery note the weapons...

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/rememb...an-war/gallery

http://canadianmilitary.page.tl/The-Korean-War.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...adian_military

tipoc

**44 AMP** · April 10, 2017, 11:10 AM

Thanks for the pics, question answered.

Closed.

April 8, 2017, 11:19 PM	#1
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,846	Ours or Theirs?? Korean war question But not the usual kind I could answer, so I'm asking here if anyone knows... When the Canadians sent troops to Korea, did they use "their own" Commonwealth small arms, or did they use US supplied small arms?? Did they carry their SMLE's or use US Garands?? Some of the UN forces used US equipment, some did not Some used US vehicles. a friend has photos of Turks carrying M1 Garands in Korea. Anybody know what the Canadian forces used? (not what was their standard issue arms, but what was actually used?) __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

April 10, 2017, 11:10 AM	#3
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,846	Thanks for the pics, question answered. Closed. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

April 9, 2017, 02:50 AM	#2
tipoc Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2004 Location: Redwood City, Ca. Posts: 4,114	No expert at all but a brief search turned up these things... Note the SMLE's in the pics... http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.c...le/korean-war/ In the Photo Gallery note the weapons... http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/rememb...an-war/gallery http://canadianmilitary.page.tl/The-Korean-War.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...adian_military tipoc